Clayton Carpenter vs.
Jafel Filho
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Clayton Carpenter
Full career not yet synced for Clayton Carpenter — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Jafel Filho
Full career not yet synced for Jafel Filho — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Clayton Carpenter
Distance 84.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 7.3%)
Jafel Filho
Distance 78.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 13.4% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Clayton Carpenter
Head 58.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 26.0% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 15.6% (norm 9.3%)
Jafel Filho
Head 70.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 15.5% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Carpenter L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Filho L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 114 / 259 | 44.0% | 40.0% | 59 / 182 | 32.4% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 69.7% | 20 / 31 | 64.5% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 70 / 180 | 38.9% | 37.6% | 48 / 164 | 29.3% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 45 / 80 | 56.2% | 68.5% | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 39 / 48 | 81.2% | 80.0% | 19 / 32 | 59.4% | 80.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Carpenter L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Filho L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 188 / 357 | 52.7% | 40.1% | 68 / 155 | 43.9% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 18 / 31 | 58.1% | 71.1% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 125 / 286 | 43.7% | 35.2% | 38 / 111 | 34.2% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 56 / 78 | 71.8% | 68.2% | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 80.3% | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 80.3% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Filho has more cage time on record.